8006469: Cleanup reflective access of java.lang.annotation.Repeatable Reviewed-by: jfranck

8068759: ConstFoldTest fails on Windows Reviewed-by: ksrini

8067914: Redundant type cast nodes in AST (follow up from JDK-8043741) Summary: Workaround for redundant (but harmless) synthetic cast generated in TransTypes Reviewed-by: mcimadamore Contributed-by: srikanth.adayapalam@oracle.com

8067429: java.lang.VerifyError: Inconsistent stackmap frames at branch target Summary: bitset for alive variables contains info about variables out of range Reviewed-by: mcimadamore Contributed-by: srikanth.adayapalam@oracle.com

8043741: VerifyError due to missing checkcast Summary: Proto-type is not set correctly for NULLCHK synthetic trees Reviewed-by: mcimadamore Contributed-by: srikanth.adayapalam@oracle.com

8066871: java.lang.VerifyError: Bad local variable type - local final String Summary: baseType() erroneously called on MethodResultInfo causes lack of constant type info Reviewed-by: jlahoda, mcimadamore Contributed-by: srikanth.adayapalam@oracle.com

8058373: Group 10a: golden files for tests in tools/javac dir Reviewed-by: jjg, darcy

8058542: Devise scheme for better diagnostic creation Summary: Add support for generating (at build-time) an enum-like class containing all javac diagnostics, which allows for safe diagnostic creation. Reviewed-by: jlahoda, jjg, vromero, erikj, jfranck

8068639: Make certain annotation classfile warnings opt-in Reviewed-by: jjg

8059977: StandardJavaFileManager should support java.nio.file.Path Reviewed-by: jlahoda